Hand covering



C. L. DUNN HAND COVERING Oct. 29, 1935.

Filed Aug 21. 1954 Patented Oct. 29, 1935 UNITED STA HAND COVERING Application August 21, 1934, Serial No. 740,794

4 Claims. (Cl. 2169) This invention relates to hand coverings, more particularly as to features of the palm and thumb.

This invention has utility when adopted in insert thumb type of gloves of sheet material,

whether fabric or leather or combination.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. l is a view of the palm side of a glove em bodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the palm and finger side of the facing blank for the glove of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a. view of the insert thumb of the hand covering;

Fig. 4 is a view of a mitten having the thumb of Fig. 3 therein;

Fig. 5 is a view of the blank of the crotch side lining for the thumb, say as in the mitten of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line VIVI, Fig. 4.

Glove as hand covering is shown with palm I having index finger 2, middle finger 3, third finger 4, little finger 5, and extensions 6 beyond wrist terminus I. in approximately midway the'width of the projection of the index finger 2 toward the wristband I, opening or cut 8 which is intercepted by transverse cut 9 centrally of the wristward projection of middle finger 3. There is accordingly provided L-cut slit, or opening 8, 9, in the palm I with no throwing out of material as a cut-out, while this portion 8, 9, provides a region which may be spread for the building in of an insert thumb.

A thumb blank is provided having inner thumb portion I9 extending to crotch or root II. In line with this portion II is portion I2, separated from the portion II by notch I3. In assembling the thumb blank with the palm blank I by stitching I4, this notch I3 may be located at the portion of the cut 9 remote from the opening 8.

This stitching I4 at the cut 9 has an extent approximately parallel to the wrist terminus 'I of the palm section. The thumb portion Ii is thus assembled with the side of the cut 9 toward the digits, and the portion I2 of the thumb with the side of the cut 9 wristward. These portions II, I2, of the thumb, not only extend more than half about the thumb, but are approximately three-fourths of the thumb circumference in extent, with the remaining fourth at the extension I5. The thumb portions II, I2, are accordingly of twice the length of the transverse cut 9 at the thumb crotch. This locates wristward extension I5 to spread the sides of the opening 8 for 65 the wristward portion of the hand covering.

This palm portion has there- Thumb back I9 rises from the portions I 2, I5, as a lobe from the portion ID. This location of the extension I5 from the insert thumb in approximate alignment with the wristward projection from the index finger 2 has such insert clear 5.

the palm wristward extension 6 over gauntlet II in such manner that stitching I8 assembling the gauntlet terminus toward the hand covering is continuous over the front of the palm with no three-way stitching at the extension, for the 10 stitching It is laterally clear of this extension 6. Bounding stitching I9 assembles the extension 6 with the gauntlet II. Palm lateral extension 20 provides a facing for the side of the index finger 2 toward the thumb I II. 15

This thumb-palm assembly is accordingly one clear of stitches as to the digits relative to the palm on the wear portions thereof, and with but a single digit assembly stitching and that at the crotch of the thumb and approximately over the 0 thumb knuckle in a portion away from the heel of the thumb and accordingly providing unstitched fiat facing portion for the maximum wear regions. This is effected with a minimum of stock inasmuch as there is reduced material 2 requirements for the insert thumb and with entire elimination of waste at the insert portion for the palm.

As comparable with the insert about a cut-out at the palm there is yardage saving here of as 30 much as 12%; per cent for a similar size hand covering as between the type of this disclosure and the insert type as to the thumb, whether or not the hand covering be of the glove type (Fig.

1) or even mitten 2i (Fig. 4). 35

Mitten 2| may be of single or double thumb type and additionally in this type of thumb, there may be lining 22 extending from the stitching side 23 and past lobe division'portion 24 as a reinforcing wear or lining patch to extension 2540 with stitching 23 in the region of the back of the thumb. There is thus left on the inner or gripping side of the thumb a Wear face clear of seams or stitching. There is in this set up of hand covering, whether glove or mitten, a wrist fullness 45 at the region from the palm toward the gauntlet with economy in cutting, economy in stitching, clearness of seams at wear portions, and accordingly reduction of wear aggravation at locally thickened portions due to extra plies and stitch- 50 ing. The symmetry for the extension 5 as to wear from the palm with absence of thickening in such region means a uniformity of strength for wear throughout the width of this flap or extension. Protection of the stitchings from the regions of wear assures the life of the hand covering to hold up during the period in which the material will withstand the use to which the glove or mitten is subjected.

In referring to cutting economy as 12 it may run as much as 15% as to the palm and thumb, while with the thumb considered alone it would be as much as 33%.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A hand covering comprising a palm section and fingers, a longitudinal slit extending from.

the wrist end of the palm section toward the index finger and in line therewith, said longitudinal slit terminating substantially midway of the palm region; a transverse slit communicating with the first mentioned slit and extending into the palm portion to a point centrally thereof, said slits forming an L, and a one-piece insert thumb having sections forming the front and back of the thumb and an integral extension extending f om one of said sections, said extension located and stitched to the edges of the longitudinal slit forming a wedge therebetween to widen the wrist; the thumb sections having bases, the bases of the front and back sections being secured to the upper and lower edges respectively of the transverse slit.

2. A hand covering comprising a palm section and fingers, a longitudinal slit extending from the wrist end of the palm section toward the index finger and in line medially therewith, said longitudinal slit terminating substantially mid- Way of the palm region, a transverse slit communicating with the first mentioned slit at the thumb crotch and extending into the palm portion to a point centrally thereof toward the middle finger, said slits forming an L, and a onepiece insert thumb having sections forming the front and back of the thumb and an integral extension extending from the thumb back section, said extension located and stitched to the edges of the longitudinal slit forming a wedge therebetween to widen the wrist; the thumb front section having a base secured to the upper edge of the transverse slit at the thumb crotch, and the thumb back section having a base secured to the lower edge of the transverse slit and extending to the wedge.

3. A hand covering comprising a palm section and fingers, a longitudinal slit extending from the wrist end of the palm section toward the 5 index finger and in line therewith, said longitudinal slit terminating substantially midway of the palm region, a transverse slit communicating with the first mentioned slit and extending into the palm portion to a point centrally thereof, said slits forming an L, and a one-piece insert thumb having sections forming the front and back of the thumb and an integral extension of less width than the length of the transverse slit and extending from one of said sections, said extension located and stitched to the edges of the longitudinal slit forming a wedge therebetween to widen the wrist; the thumb sections having bases of twice the length of said transverse slit, the bases of the front and back sections being secured to the upper and lower edges respectively of the transverse slit.

4. A hand covering comprising fingers and a palm section having an extension toward the wrist, a longitudinal slit extending from the wrist end of the palm section and laterally from the palm extension, said longitudinal slit being to-. ward the index finger, in line therewith and terminating substantially midway of the palm region; a transverse slit communicating with the first mentioned slit and extending into the palm portion to a point centrally thereof, said slits forming an L, and a one-piece insert thumb having sections forming the front and back of the thumb and an integral thumb extension extending from one of said sections, said thumb extension located and stitched to the edges of the longitudinal slit forming a wedge therebetween to widen the wrist, said thumb extension wedge being laterally spaced from the palm extension; the thumb sections having bases, the bases of the front and back sections being secured to the upper and lower edges respectively of the transverse slit, and a gauntlet over which the palm section extends. r-

CARL L. DUNN. 

